The Pack List

No rtw blog would be complete without the infamous packing list. It serves as a resource for those other brave souls who climb on the rtw bus after us. It is meticulously curated to ensure pragmatic efficiency. Fashion, sadly, takes a subservient role.

MacBook Pro (despite much advice from seasoned travelers, I’m only taking my iPad – lugging my 13” MacBook across continents flies in the face of simplification, so I am leaving it in Seattle & hope not to regret it)

I should note that we’ve packed a box of winter clothes to be sent to meet us in Germany. Now if only it all goes as planned…as I appreciate we won’t really know what we needed and what we could have left behind until we’re actually on the road!

Post navigation

7 thoughts on “The Pack List”

Hi Rachel, you all are traveling a bit lighter and simpler than we were, but you seem to have a good, comprehensive list. It’s funny because I’m just putting together our wrap-up gear post, now that we are back from our trip of things that we couldn’t live without and things that we wish we hadn’t carried all over the world, so I’m once again thinking about gear. Your post was very timely!

A few things that I was happy to have that may not be on your list were pajamas or a comfy sleep outfit, a universal/flat sink stopper, a white board and markers for home schooling and jeans for everyone in the family. I really debated the jeans, but had two moms who were on their own RTW trip advocate for them, so I threw them in. They were great to have in cold weather and could be worn for days in a row and still looked clean (enough). I’d really recommend them, unless you’ll be exclusively in warm or hot countries. It’s also nice to have some ‘normal’ clothes and not just travel outfits. Just food for thought.

We also traveled with two laptops, which worked out great for us with homeschooling, blogging and for entertainment. Are you sure you don’t want to take a laptop? I think it makes blogging and photo management so much easier. 🙂

Jenn, I so appreciate your feedback & look forward to your wrap-up gear post. It’s always good to hear the straight story from someone who “lived” through it! I imagine — no, I know — I will waver on the jeans and the laptop up until the day we leave. Tough call! I’ll keep an eye out for your new post. (Family & Friends, see Jenn’s family’s blog at http://notesfromabigworld.com)